Power-transmitting mechanism.



E. SWAN.

POWER TRANSMITUNG MECHANISNI.

FPLICATION FILED JUNE 24. 15H6.

Paene May 3, 1917.

EUG-ENE E. SWAN, OF BLLINGS. MNTAN.

PONTiR-TRANSMITTING: ll/IECEANSE.

application filed June 24, 1916.

To all iff/0m t may fof/mera f 'Be it known that l, EVC-rmi Sul-liv, a citizen of the United States, residingat Billings, in the countyI oi Yellowstone and State of Montana, have invented a new and useful l?ower-rlransinitting lldechanisni. ot which the following is a specification.

rlhis invention relates to improvements in power mechanisms, and the object is to provide a means for transmittingpower from automobiles and Other auto-vehicles to other machinery. The invention may also be considered as a further improvement upon the device disclosed in my application tor Letters Patent of the United States tiled Nov. 24-1l15,` Serial Number 63,257.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my iniproved power mechanism showing one ot the hind wheels or drivers ot an automobile in position thereon. Fig. 2 is a top or plan view ot the power mechanism, and Fig. 3 is a perspective detail view ot the axle eii gaging hook.

Referring to the drawing` by reference numerals, 1 designates a suitable traine which issupported on runners 2 so as to be readily portable to any place where the automobile is to operate other machinery. 'It so desired the runners may be dispensed with and the deviee secured iii stationary position.

Journaled in bearings 3 on the trame are the ends ofshafts 4, xed in drums or broad faced pulleys Said shafts 4l are connected by sprockets (i and an endless chain or link belt 7 so as to rotate in unison. At least one of the shafts is provided with a pulley S by which to engage a belt (not shown), by which power may be transmitted to working machinery of any kind.

Pivoted at 9 to one,` end of the frame is one end of a lever 10, the other end of which has a handle 11 and adjacent thereto a segmental rack 12 adapted to be engaged by abail or clevis 13 pivotallyA secured to the adjacent end oi the frame.` Said lever 10 is provided with a brake shoe 14 arranged to brake one of the drums when the lever is depressed. The lever is otliset downward at 15 so as to be sure to clear the gear housing 16 of any sized auto-vehicle, even those having the smallest size traction wheels 17. The lever is also provided with a hook 18,

by which to engage the axle tube 19 of the automobile; preferably said hook is bifurera No. 105,761.

.d so as engage the tube at both sides ot' the gear-housing.

lit ach end ot the traine is provided a detachable inclined bridge 2G, which may be 6e skeletoned, as shown, and provided with pegs 21 depending' into perforated lugs 22 on the trame when the bridge is in such a position that its lower end is on the ground and the upper end is close to the adjacent drum.

in the operation of the .devia-e, an auto, vehicle may run either backward or preferably forward upon the device until its traction wheels 17 occupyi the position shown 70 in We'. 1, while this is being done the brake shoe 1-l should be held in t'rictional Contact with the adjacent drinn by means of the lever 10 and cle'vis 13. After the antoine bile is thus put in place thelever lO is raised sutliciently to let the hook 18 engage uponv depressed and engaged by the clevis 13 the automobile is not only held` in place but the trictional contact of its wheels with the drums is increased by the downward pressure ot the lever. A belt ot any suitable kind is then placed upon the pulley 8 and engaged with the pulley ot the working' ma* chine to be operated, and as the engine of the auton'iobile is then sta :ted its power may be utilized t'or running a well pump, a ieed cutter, a corn Sheller or any other machinery desired to be run either on farms: or in towns. YWhen the work is done the hook 18 90 is disengaged from the axle tube, the braker drums journaled in the frame and adapted 10o to support the drivers of Lthe automobile, operative connection between the two drums to cause them to rotate in unison, means earried by one of the drums for transmit-ting power trom the same, and inclined appreaches at both ends of the frame, a horizontally disposed lever pivoted at one end to one end of the frame, and havingat its other end a handle and a ratchet sector near the other end of the Jframe a bail pivoted to said other end ot' the iframe and arr-"ined to engage the ratchet sector, a bralm shoe the axle tube 19, and as the lever is again` fixed on the lever and arranged to engage one of vthe drums when the lever is depressed to a certain extent.

2. In a. device for transmitting power from the engine otA an automobile7 the combination with e frame, o pair of parallel Ydrums journnlecl in the frame and adapted to support `tlie drivers el the automobile? operative connection betweenvthe two drums to ezmsethem to rotate iii unison, ineens ried by one ofthe drums for transmitting power from the same end inclined :ipproziehes et both ends or the frame, e, liori` zontally disposed lever pivotecl one er1-Cl to one end ol the 'frame and having its other end provided with a henclle :mel e reteliet sector, u, pivotecl bail at the other enel et' the frame adapted to engage the teeth olf lille sector, a hook near the middle of lever for-engaging over the exle tube of the mit@ mobile and pressing downwerl on the seme 'when the lever is clepz'essefl toa suitable er@ tent for that purpose. l 512. i

3.- I: e device for transmittingpower e eiwioe of an automobile, the combination Vith e, frame, e pair of parallel drums 'journelefl in the frame and adapted to support the drivers of the automobilej operative connection between the two drums to cous-1e them to rotate in. unison, means earone elt the drums for transmitting e; from the some amil ineliriecl apjgzlreeelxee at both ende of the frame, o horizontally disposed lever pivotecl et one end to one end o" the :Frame and having its other enclprovicled with e handle and :i ratchet sector, pivotetl bail at the other enel et the iframe adapted to engage the teeth' oif the seetor, n, hook vmeer the middle of the lever enwegiig over the axle tube of the automobile pressing downward ori the seme lien .le-Vers depressed to Suitable e telit for that purgfose seiil lebeing ol'set doWuiF/erdly meer the miclle to evoicl conte t itlitlie Gear-housimgoi the eutomebile axle tube* l' le teetimoef Tfliereei l 2115K my signeture.

EUGENE SWAN: 

